Assemblage within the media is when both technological aspects and human interactions create an action that is produced on a media platform. For example, as spoken about in class, a single tweet can be directed and broken down into its simplest concepts such as characters, a thought, a device, a profile, internet; to only list a few. There are several technological and human characteristics throughout the process of making a single tweet because every action has a sub-action that needs to occur prior to the bigger action. Another example that helps me to understand the concept further is making and posting a YouTube video. When creating a YouTube video, not only is a thought and idea required but a YouTube profile, will follower interactions, a router for the internet, a device to upload the video, a description about the film that might contain URLs, there is an endless opportunity to simplify the process. Overall, assemblage has put into perceptive how many aspects go into doing simple actions such as sending a single tweet.
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I completely agree that many aspects go into performing simple tasks. These aspects that make up the assemblage of something are specific to the subject of what we are picking apart. For instance, the aspects of a podcast are going to be different than the aspects of a tweet. However, this does not mean that there are not going to be any similarities between the two. In terms of technology, I have learned that almost everything is intertwined, meaning different forms of technology and media can be connected with each other. When comparing a tweet and a podcast, for example, both forms of media require internet access, a device, and a person. Since this is true for many different things, we are able to see the importance of the keyword assemblage.